Saturday , 14 November 2026

Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Portland Timbers
1 – 2
Full Time
St. Louis City
Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 03:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Zac McGraw 3' 1–0
1–1 45+1' Jared Stroud
1–2 75' Kyle Hiebert
Y 29' Jared Stroud
Dario Zuparic 54' Y
Y 65' Miguel Perez
Santiago Moreno 68' Y
Zac McGraw 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City — MLS at Providence Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

3
3
2
Portland Timbers 8 games · Avg 3.6 goals St. Louis City
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 St. Louis City

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar St. Louis City H 1–2 L
04 Mar Los Angeles FC A 2–3 L
28 Feb Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
09 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L
02 Oct Los Angeles FC H 1–2 L
18 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Portland Timbers A 2–1 W
05 Mar Charlotte FC H 3–1 W
26 Feb Austin FC A 3–2 W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers St. Louis City
#22 Position #18
46 Points 54
34 Played 34
13 / 7 / 14 W / D / L 15 / 9 / 10
62 Scored 59
61 Conceded 48
+1 GD +11
1.35 PPG 1.59
38% Win % 44%

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
18% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). St. Louis City are 18th (54 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Louis City
0-15
9/3
16-30
8/2
31-45
11/8
46-60
10/9
61-75
6/7
76+
10/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 18 G 6 A
Simon Becher 9 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Portland Timbers welcome St. Louis City for this crunch clash at Providence Park.
  • 3' The deadlock is broken! Zac McGraw gets on the scoresheet on 3 minutes.
  • 8' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 8 minutes.
  • 12' Evander has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristhian Paredes on 12 minute.
  • 17' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and St. Louis City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' St. Louis City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 27' St. Louis City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jared Stroud.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 44' St. Louis City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' What a strike from Jared Stroud! The score is 1-1.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 54' Portland Timbers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 59' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 65' It’s a booking for St. Louis City player. Miguel Perez gets a Yellow card.
  • 66' It is a substitution in St. Louis City team. Jared Stroud is replaced by Celio Pompeu on 66 minute.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Santiago Moreno argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Santiago Moreno is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 68.
  • 69' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Evander exits the field as Jaroslaw Niezgoda enters on 69.
  • 72' Fresh legs for St. Louis City! Nicholas Gioacchini comes on to replace Rasmus Alm.
  • 73' Akil Watts is ready to make an impact after coming on for Indiana Vassilev at the 73 minute mark.
  • 74' Zac McGraw has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' Goal! Kyle Hiebert scores his 4 goal in 136 matches.
  • 80' It looks surprising St. Louis City does not make any changes. Nicholas Gioacchini has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Claudio Bravo departs to be replaced by Marvin Loria.
  • 85' The whistle greets John Nelson as he departs to be replaced by Lucas Bartlett.
  • 86' Another substitution for St. Louis City to replace John Nelson by Lucas Bartlett on 86 minute.
  • St. Louis City celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

St. Louis City Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.5 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.92 St. Louis City xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers30% Draw25% St. Louis City45%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
55%
Draw or St. Louis City
70%
Portland Timbers or St. Louis City
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers24% Draw41% St. Louis City35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.6%
1 – 3
5.6%
0 – 0
4.7%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push St. Louis City covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 15% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 20% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.